Racecards
14:50 Worcester
Cannons Health Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Mallory
6- Form P32/P-11
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J M Maguire
held up towards rear, headway 7th, ridden to chase leader 3 out, led approaching last, headed close home, all out
- Form 00331-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up towards rear, some headway 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
Ijika (FR)
102- Form 33/0PPP-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey M Bradburne
in touch until ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form 02P-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J P McNamara
reared start and behind, ridden 7th, never dangerous
- Form 244-20
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
led 1st, headed and in touch until weakened 5th, pulled up before 7th
- Form 22P53-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
in touch, ridden 4th, beaten when pulled up before 7th
- Form 300/02-0
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer T Wall
- Jockey Antony Evans
hampered at start, hampered again 1st, soon tracking leader, ridden 6th and mistake, weakening when mistake next, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 000-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
always in rear
- Form 3P05/4F-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey F Keniry
held up in rear, headway 7th, ridden and stayed on to chase leaders 3 out, weakening when mistake last
Pardon What
42- Form 54014P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Culloty
jumped left 1st, soon towards rear, weakened 7th, tailed off 3 out
- Form 455440-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
hampered and fell 1st
- Form 2442-00
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer G F Bridgwater
- Jockey R Thornton
tracked leaders, ridden 5th, weakened next
- Form 5560U-5
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey J Goldstein
keen, led 2nd, ridden 3 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat
- Form 03-6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey S Durack
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, stayed on gamely from last to lead close home
- Form 30PBP3-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey L P Aspell
always in rear, pulled up approaching 5th
- Form PP65/26-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer D O'Brien
- Jockey Mr S Walsh
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 7th, weakened next
- Form P4/P6P-F
- Age 7
- Weight 10-3
held up, outpaced from 6th, tailed off
Cash Return
93- Form 00000-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey James Davies
hampered and unseated 1st
In depth
Verdict
Another big field, and yet another case of wheat and chaff, with Mallory and Xellance the main contenders ahead of Princess Claudia, and in our view the first-named looks the part. Mallory has been part of trainer Tom George's purple patch as the stable continue to fire in winners left, right and centre. The nine-year-old is in fact chasing a hat-trick after victories at Newcastle and Wincanton. he 'has got topweight here but is expected to prevail again before being put over fences. That has been the plan for some time and as continued success will see him take a further rise up the handicap, a chasing career beckons. before then though he will make a bold bid to stave off the challenge of the former Mark Johnston inmate Xellance, who was a beaten favourite at Ludlow due to some less than fluent hurdling. Richard Johnson, who rode him to victory at Hereford the time before, replaces Tony McCoy in the saddle. Princess Claudia has shown enough to warrant a place without being good enough to trouble the front two in the betting.